Five takeaways from Purdue football scrimmage

The offense beat the defense 69-50 in Saturday's Purdue football jersey scrimmage at Ross-Ade Stadium. Coach Darrell Hazell used a modified scoring system.

Five takeaways from the scrimmage:

• If Saturday is an indication of the offense, expect a lot of screen and short passes, similar to last year. Danny Etling and Austin Appleby didn't push the ball downfield a lot. That could be by design right now or is it the offense's identity? Expect the starting quarterback to be named Monday.

• Raheem Mostert and Akeem Hunt were able to get in space and used their athletic abilities. The key, though, is getting them free. Can the offensive line create enough seams to allow those two players to get in the open? Spreading the formation should help.

• The defensive line play started slow, but returned to its consistent level that we've seen in camp. Ryan Russell beat left tackle David Hedelin twice to register sacks. Overall, the defense had seven sacks. Linebacker Dezwan Polk-Campbell was active, finishing with nine tackles.

• Freshman Trae Hart had the play of the day – maybe outside of Akeem Hunt's 75-yard touchdown run. Hart put all of his 157-pound weight into an open field block against linebacker Andy James Garcia, who was leveled. Everybody saw it coming, except Garcia.

• Keyante Green did fumble, but also ran hard and made plays. He'll be in the mix at the No. 3 running back spot.